Improving case definitions for severe malaria

PLoS Med. 2007 Aug;4(8):e267. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040267.

Abstract

The authors discuss a study by Philip Bejon et al. that adopted a new approach to balancing the sensitivity and specificity of criteria for defining severe malaria.

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Clinical Trials as Topic / standards
  • Endemic Diseases
  • Forecasting
  • Humans
  • Kenya / epidemiology
  • Malaria, Falciparum / diagnosis*
  • Malaria, Vivax / diagnosis
  • Parasitemia / diagnosis
  • Patient Selection
  • Research Design / standards
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • World Health Organization